The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-07-22

oustratiou. Il 10 illumiuatiou. II h sun.
burst II 10 the opening Of al the via.
dowA Il Is shutting up the cate
chism Of doubt and the unrolling Of all
the scrolls Of positive and accurate In.
form on. Instead Of standing 1t the foot
Of the ladder and looking up It 10 stand
ing at the top Of the ladder and looking
down. II 10 the last mystery taken out Of
botany, and geology and astronomy and
theology.
O. will II not b grand to have oil ques.
tons answered. The perpetually recur.
ring interrogation point charged for the
mark OF exclamation. AL riddles solved.
Who will fear to 20 out on hatdiscovery,
and when all the ques tons are to b Dc.
cided which wa have been disc ussing all
our livesl Who shall NOT clap his hsnds
in the anticipation Of that bieas~d coun.
try, II It be no better than through holy
curiosity. crying:
Tho time Of ny departure 10 ct hama
1remark, again, We ought to navo the
joy Of the text, because. leaving this
world, We move into the best a-,ciety Of
the universe. You see great crowd Of
people in some street. and You sa':
"Who 10 passing therei What general,
what prince 10 going up therer'
Well. SEQ great thronR In Heaven.
say:
"Who Is the focus Of all that admira-
tiona Who 10 the center OF that glitter.
ing companyW
1t 10 Jesus, the champion Of all worlds,
the favcrite Of all ages. Do you know
what 10 the first question tho soul will
ask when It comes through the gate Of
n i'll ~ Ill
be:
"Where 10 Jesus, the Saviour, that par.
doned my sin; that carried my sorrows,
that fought my battles: that won my
victoriesp
o radiant onei how would like to SO
theel Thou Of the manger, but without
its humiliation; thou Of the cross, but
without its pangs; thou Of the grave, hui
without its darkness.
The Bible intimates that we will talk
with Jesus in Heaven just as . brother
talks with brother. Now, what will you
ask him firsti do not know. I can
think what I would ask Paul first, II Isaw
him in Heaven. I think I would like tc
hear him describe the storm that
came upon the ship when there
were two hundred and seventy-fivs
souls on the vessel, Paul being the onsy
man on board cool enough to describe the
storm. There 10 . fascination about .
ship and the sea that shall never get
to TX about that first
Of what shall I first delight to hear him
speakl Now think what it Is: I shall
first want to hear the tragedy Of his last
,1raS. ~ %hn
crucifxion will be nothing, while from the
living lips Of Christ the story shall be told
Of the gloom that fell, and the devils that
arose, and the fact that upon his endur.
ance depended the rescue of race, and
there was darkness in the sky, and there
was darkness in the soul, and the pain
became more sharp, and the burdens be.
came more heavy, until the mob began te
swim away from the dying vision OF
Christ, and the cursing Of the mob came
were fastened to the horizontal piece OF
the perpendicular piece Of the cross, and
his head fell forward in Q swoon As he
uttered the last moan, and cried:
It Is finished.
All Heaven will stop to listen until the
story is done, and every harp will be pu,
down, and every lip closed and all eye.
fixed on the divine narrator until the
story 10 done; and then, at the tap Of the
baton, the eternal orchestra will rouse
up, finger on string Of harp and lips te
the mouth Of trumpet, there shall roll
forth the oratorio Of the Messiah:
Worthy Is the Lamb that was slain to receive
blessing, and riches. and honor. and glory, ant
power. world without endi
What he endured. oh, who can tell.
To save our souls from death and HE'LL
When there was between Paul and that
magnificent parsonage tny the thinnesa
Of the sharp edge Of the sword Of the ex
ecutioner, do you wonder that he wanted
to got o, nv Lord Jesus, let the wave Of
that glory roll over this auditory! Hark
hear the wedding bells Of Heaven ring
ing now. The marriage Of tho Lamb has
come, and the bride hath made herself
ready.